WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.

ToyShop & Floyditorium

#ClubFloyd Discussion

Toyshop and Floyditorium

Bulging toychests make this a child's (or child-at-heart's) dream. Play all day, play all night. A small booth has been erected and is staffed by a friendly robot. The sign over it says, "INFOKOM GAMEZ 5 cents". A small notice on the door reads, "PLEASE RETURN TOYS TO THIS ROOM WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THEM."

McMartin says, "I too won't be back by noon, so lurking in the Toyshop"

vimes arrives, ready to play with the toys.

Jacqueline says, "10-4"

Jacqueline hollers, "ClubFloyd in about ten minutes, at the top of the hour. We're playing Coke Is It! And then some of the recommended Speed IFs from over the years."

Jacqueline arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.

Ghogg greets

Jacqueline says (to Ghogg), "Hello there, Ghogg."

Ghogg says, "And before you ask, yes I am drinking a delicious Coke."

Jacqueline says (to Ghogg), "You are in the spirit of things, certainly."

Ghogg says, "also, one of these has one my favorite quotes from IF ever"

McMartin asks, "Planetfall, right?"

Jacqueline asks (of Ghogg), "Which?"

Ghogg says (to McMartin), "yes indeed"

Jacqueline says, "I can see that by not having played through several classics I will be missing a lot of the jokes today. Oh well."

McMartin says, "This is, IIRC, his disconnect message, and it stands perfectly well on its own"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "plchoristers"

Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick."

Ghogg says (to floyd), "drink coke"

Floyd says (to Ghogg), "Floyd doesn't know that trick."

Jacqueline says, "oopsie - Trying to see if that's one of our new folks who's here for CF."

Jacqueline says, "I think it is."

plchoristers arrives, ready to play with the toys.

Jacqueline asks (of plc), "Are you the chap I've been corresponding with about Coke Is It?"

plchoristers says, "yes"

Jacqueline says, "Cool. Welcome to ClubFloyd. Once we start playing, all conversation will have to go on the ClubFloyd channel (like you've seen in the transcripts)."

Jacqueline says, "Let us know if you need any help with mud commands or whatever. Basically, you give Floyd commands by typing 'f command' and talk on the channel by saying '#clubfloyd blah' the first time (which sets the default channel) and then ';blah' after that."

plchoristers asks, "Is there a way to make the type on this screen any larger?"

Jacqueline says, "Hm, that's up to your mud client."

Jacqueline asks, "What are you using?"

plchoristers says, "pueblo"

Bishop arrives, full of fun, but no funk.

Guest1 arrives, ready to play with the toys.

Jacqueline says, "Hm, it's been forever since I've used pueblo. But check across the top for something like Display or Options or something similar."

Jacqueline asks (of Guest), "Are you here for ClubFloyd?"

Jaybird arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.

DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk.

Jacqueline says (to Guest), "I'm afraid that we do all of our game-related conversation on a channel during the game, and Guests can't join channels, so if you want to comment on the game as we play you'll need an account."

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a can of Coca-Cola
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "press adventure"

Floyd | Your surroundings boil away like fizzing soda, and you find yourself
Floyd | in a completely new place!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Classic Coca-Cola presents: CLASSIC ADVENTURE
Floyd | The Interactive Original, brought to you by Coke: It's The Real Thing.
Floyd | By Will Crowther (1973) and Don Woods (1977)
Floyd | Reconstructed in three steps by:
Floyd | Donald Ekman, David M. Baggett (1993) and Graham Nelson (1994)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At End Of Road
Floyd | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Floyd | Coca-Cola...Along The Highway To Anywhere, Around The Corner From
Floyd | Everywhere, Coca-Cola is The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. A small
Floyd | stream flows out of the building and down a gully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Building
Floyd | You are inside a building, a well house for a large spring. Be Really
Floyd | Refreshed: Drink Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are some keys on the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is tasty food here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a shiny brass lamp nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an empty green glass bottle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Wait! I wanted to see if the stream was flowing with Coke!"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "out"

Floyd |
Floyd | At End Of Road
Floyd | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Floyd | Coca-Cola...Along The Highway To Anywhere, Around The Corner From
Floyd | Everywhere, Coca-Cola is The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. A small
Floyd | stream flows out of the building and down a gully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "l"

Floyd |
Floyd | At End Of Road
Floyd | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Floyd | Coca-Cola...Along The Highway To Anywhere, Around The Corner From
Floyd | Everywhere, Coca-Cola is The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. A small
Floyd | stream flows out of the building and down a gully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Building
Floyd | You are inside a building, a well house for a large spring. Be Really
Floyd | Refreshed: Drink Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to floyd), "Drink stream"

Floyd | You have taken a drink from the stream. The water tastes strongly of
Floyd | minerals, but is not unpleasant. It is extremely cold, like Coca-Cola:
Floyd | Ice-Cold Sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Okay. Proceed."

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "d"

Floyd | The stream flows out through a pair of 1 foot diameter sewer pipes.
Floyd | The only exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd |
Floyd | At End Of Road
Floyd | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Floyd | Coca-Cola...Along The Highway To Anywhere, Around The Corner From
Floyd | Everywhere, Coca-Cola is The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. A small
Floyd | stream flows out of the building and down a gully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd |
Floyd | At Hill In Road
Floyd | You have walked up a hill, still in the forest. The road slopes back
Floyd | down the other side of the hill. There is a building in the distance.
Floyd | Where There's Coke, There's Hospitality.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline asks, "Did we just drink from the sewer?"

Taleslinger says, "Ewww."

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop asks, "Um, maybe?"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | At End Of Road
Floyd | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Floyd | Coca-Cola...Along The Highway To Anywhere, Around The Corner From
Floyd | Everywhere, Coca-Cola is The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. A small
Floyd | stream flows out of the building and down a gully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline asks, "Or, rather, did Taleslinger just drink from the sewer?"

Floyd | Which do you mean, the stream or the bottled water?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | It is a shiny brass lamp. It is not currently lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "drink bottled water"

Floyd | You have taken a drink from the stream. The water tastes strongly of
Floyd | minerals, but is not unpleasant. It is extremely cold, like Coca-Cola:
Floyd | Ice-Cold Sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x keys"

Floyd | It's just a normal-looking set of keys.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "Oh it IS a Colossal Cave ripoff"

Jacqueline says, "Yep."

Marvin says, "Yes."

Marvin says, "Totally."

Taleslinger says, "I haven't played the original recently enough to remember it."

Taleslinger says, "I haven't played the original recently enough to remember it."

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "l"

Floyd |
Floyd | At End Of Road
Floyd | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Floyd | Coca-Cola...Along The Highway To Anywhere, Around The Corner From
Floyd | Everywhere, Coca-Cola is The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. A small
Floyd | stream flows out of the building and down a gully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | In Forest
Floyd | You are in open forest near both a valley and a road. Coca-Cola
Floyd | Revives And Sustains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "The whole point of this game is show classic games with Coke product endorsement throughout."

Marvin says, "Shall we enter the caves? I don't think there's much more up here."

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | At End Of Road
Floyd | You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Floyd | Coca-Cola...Along The Highway To Anywhere, Around The Corner From
Floyd | Everywhere, Coca-Cola is The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. A small
Floyd | stream flows out of the building and down a gully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "d"

Floyd |
Floyd | In A Valley
Floyd | You are in a valley in the forest beside a stream tumbling along a
Floyd | rocky bed. Coke, Delicious And Refreshing, is collected in a bubbling,
Floyd | ice-cold pool in the streambed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | At Slit In Streambed
Floyd | At your feet all the water of the stream splashes into a 2-inch slit
Floyd | in the rock. Downstream the streambed is bare rock. Have A Coke And A
Floyd | Smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "x slit"

Floyd | It's just a 2-inch slit in the rock, through which the stream is
Floyd | flowing. Coca-Cola: The Great National Temperance Drink.
Floyd |
Floyd | On close examination, you see a thin scroll tucked into the slit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | At Slit In Streambed
Floyd | At your feet all the water of the stream splashes into a 2-inch slit
Floyd | in the rock. Downstream the streambed is bare rock. Have A Coke And A
Floyd | Smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | In A Valley
Floyd | You are in a valley in the forest beside a stream tumbling along a
Floyd | rocky bed. Coke, Delicious And Refreshing, is collected in a bubbling,
Floyd | ice-cold pool in the streambed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "turn off lamp"

Floyd | You switch the brass lantern off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says, "Oh, look."

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "fill coke in lamp"

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to fill the pool of ice-cold
Floyd | Coke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says, "Coke."

Spinster says (to floyd), "empty bottle"

Floyd | The bottle is already empty!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "fill bottle with coke"

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to fill the green glass
Floyd | bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW asks, "Do we need oil or batteries?"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "fill bottle"

Floyd | The bottle is now full of ice-cold Coke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "fill lamp"

Floyd | Say, that Coke really put the juice back into this thing! The Only
Floyd | Thing Like Coca-Cola Is Coca-Cola Itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "s"

Floyd |
Floyd | At Slit In Streambed
Floyd | At your feet all the water of the stream splashes into a 2-inch slit
Floyd | in the rock. Downstream the streambed is bare rock. Have A Coke And A
Floyd | Smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | *** You Can't Beat The Real Thing ***
Floyd |
Floyd | This demo is now over, but there's Always Coca-Cola!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Your surroundings melt away, and you find yourself in a completely new
Floyd | place!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chatelet-Les-Halles
Floyd | This is a vast underground station in great rectangular caverns, deep
Floyd | beneath the streets. You are outside the ticket gates, near a flight
Floyd | of steps back up to the city, and since you haven't a ticket you're
Floyd | likely to stay that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind a kiosk, a surly-looking man is selling guide books and maps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | His jumper is unstriped, and there are no onions around his neck.
Floyd | Nonetheless he has a rather Gallic, disgruntled look to him. Perhaps
Floyd | he's a former Socialist cabinet minister.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | "Non." And he folds his arms defiantly. Perhaps he has no such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "give coke to man"

Floyd | The man snatches the Coke from you, sneers, and drains it in one huge,
Floyd | unhurried swallow.
Floyd |
Floyd | He glares at you for a moment, and then a change ripples across his
Floyd | features. "Merci," he croaks in a voice unaccustomed to politeness. He
Floyd | shudders, and then shakes himself like a dog exiting water.
Floyd |

Spinster says (to floyd), "give coke to man"

Floyd | He stares down at his jumper in disbelief, and rips it off, revealing
Floyd | a New York Giants T-shirt underneath. He shakes his head, clears his
Floyd | throat, and tries again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks, buddy!" he exclaims, in what is manifestly a New Jersey,
Floyd | rather than a French, accent. "This is in-freakin'-credible! You've
Floyd | cured me of being a freakin' Frog! Holy freak! You freakin' RULE!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you wanted the freakin' map?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He shrugs and hands you the map of Paris. You feel a shiver ripple
Floyd | through the multiverse as the ancestral Curse of the Meldrews is
Floyd | lifted.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I dunno why the freak you'd wanna go there, though. It's all covered
Floyd | in freakin' dog crap, and worse than that, it's full of freakin'
Floyd | Frogs! No, you need someplace better than that."
Floyd |
Floyd | He scratches his head, encountering his beret, which he flings into
Floyd | the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know!" he shouts. "At-freakin'-lanta! Birthplace of Coca-Cola! Only
Floyd | the greatest freakin' drink in the history of the freakin' world!
Floyd | Yeah! C'mon! I got a cousin Vinnie who knows a guy who knows a guy who
Floyd | can get you a sweet freakin' deal on the trip!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Arm in arm, the two of you leave the Underground behind. After a
Floyd | fantastic vacation in Atlanta, the highlight of which is (of course)
Floyd | the "World of Coke" exhibit, you somehow find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "cripes"

DavidW says, "The real Curses game is somewhat longer."

Taleslinger says, "And less forgiving."

Marvin says, "Oh, I wanted to swear in Curses, and I missed my chance."

Jacqueline says, "I have actually been to the Coke place in Atlanta. It's a rather amazing museum and serves all the Coke you care to drink - plus various other sodas that Coke markets outside the US, which is sort of interesting. It's worth a visit if you're into that sort of thing."

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "fuck"

Floyd | How can you be so upset when you have a Coke?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Maybe you meant to refer to your Coke?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "give coke to man"

Floyd | The man snatches the Coke from you, sneers, and drains it in one huge,
Floyd | unhurried swallow.
Floyd |
Floyd | He glares at you for a moment, and then a change ripples across his
Floyd | features. "Merci," he croaks in a voice unaccustomed to politeness. He
Floyd | shudders, and then shakes himself like a dog exiting water.
Floyd |
Floyd | He stares down at his jumper in disbelief, and rips it off, revealing
Floyd | a New York Giants T-shirt underneath. He shakes his head, clears his
Floyd | throat, and tries again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks, buddy!" he exclaims, in what is manifestly a New Jersey,
Floyd | rather than a French, accent. "This is in-freakin'-credible! You've
Floyd | cured me of being a freakin' Frog! Holy freak! You freakin' RULE!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you wanted the freakin' map?"
Floyd |
Floyd | He shrugs and hands you the map of Paris. You feel a shiver ripple
Floyd | through the multiverse as the ancestral Curse of the Meldrews is
Floyd | lifted.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I dunno why the freak you'd wanna go there, though. It's all covered
Floyd | in freakin' dog crap, and worse than that, it's full of freakin'
Floyd | Frogs! No, you need someplace better than that."
Floyd |
Floyd | He scratches his head, encountering his beret, which he flings into
Floyd | the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know!" he shouts. "At-freakin'-lanta! Birthplace of Coca-Cola! Only
Floyd | the greatest freakin' drink in the history of the freakin' world!
Floyd | Yeah! C'mon! I got a cousin Vinnie who knows a guy who knows a guy who
Floyd | can get you a sweet freakin' deal on the trip!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Arm in arm, the two of you leave the Underground behind. After a
Floyd | fantastic vacation in Atlanta, the highlight of which is (of course)
Floyd | the "World of Coke" exhibit, you somehow find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Like, fruit flavored sodas and stuff. It's been a long time since I visited. I seem to remember crazy stuff like strawberry kiwi flavored cola or something like that, but again, this has been a long time ago."

Taleslinger says, "No to stop your marketinge efforts, Jacq, but do we just go down the list? ;-)"

Bishop says (to Floyd), "sing"

Floyd | "I'd like to teach the world to sing
Floyd | In perfect harmony.
Floyd | I'd like to buy the world a Coke,
Floyd | And keep it company!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | Once the field might have been covered in grass. Now the grass is but
Floyd | a memory. Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Buried almost to its chin in the mud is a human head.
Floyd | The head glances northeast for a moment. "Just a sip, that's all I
Floyd | ask. One little sip of Coke."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Taleslinger), "And trust me, I'm not doing marketing. I try to avoid the stuff these days (though I do still drink more soda than I should)."

Marvin says (to Floyd), "kick head"

Floyd | The head's eyes widen as you draw your foot back. "Terry, no, please,
Floyd | oh God you can't--" His cries are cut short as your foot slams into
Floyd | him. With the sound of eggshells cracking, the head fragments into
Floyd | countless pieces which are quickly lost in the mud.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Other than being buried in mud to his chin, the head is reassuringly
Floyd | normal. His hair and mustache are a matted brown, perhaps from
Floyd | genetics, perhaps from mud. Rivulets of water run down his creased
Floyd | face.
Floyd | The head glances northeast for a moment. "Just a sip, that's all I
Floyd | ask. One little sip of Coke."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "drink coke"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "ask head about coke"

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | "'Have A Coke and A Smile', they said. I'm smiling --" the head pulls
Floyd | its lips into a cracked grin. "Where's my Coke?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a bottle of cola
Floyd | "'I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke'. And I did. So you OWE me!" The
Floyd | head's eyes flicker to the northeast.
Floyd |

Spinster says (to floyd), "give bottle to headf"

Floyd | >
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "ask head about caffeine addiction"

Spinster says (to floyd), "give bottle to head"

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | "'Have A Coke and A Smile', they said. I'm smiling --" the head pulls
Floyd | its lips into a cracked grin. "Where's my Coke?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | The head's eyes widen as you open the bottle and begin to pour.
Floyd | "Terry, no, please, oh God you can't--" His cries are cut short as a
Floyd | stream of hissing liquid trickles into his mouth. His head seems
Floyd | almost involuntarily to wriggle its way further down into the mud, and
Floyd | quickly disappears. A few remaining drops of liquid drip from the
Floyd | bottle and splash down onto the soil, cutting tiny trails to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to jacq), "Hey, of course, I was just kidding."

Marvin says, "Ha ha ha."

Marvin says (to Floyd), "undo"

Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW asks, "uh, didn't we want that northeast trail?"

Marvin asks, "Can we do anything else to the head?"

Spinster says (to floyd), "kiss head"

Bishop says (to Floyd), "drink cola"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "ne"

Floyd | The mud coating him makes you think twice.
Floyd | "'I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke'. And I did. So you OWE me!" The
Floyd | head's eyes flicker to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | The madness and confusion of this place drives you to
Floyd | ever-more-desperate acts. But here, at the brink, you manage to summon
Floyd | your courage and honor and draw back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The head hums a Coke jingle to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | As you walk away, the head screams at you. "Coward! You put me here!
Floyd | Can't you at least get me something to drink?" Disturbed, you keep
Floyd | walking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd | Looming suddenly out of the gloom is a large marble building. Its
Floyd | columns jut skyward, raked by the unending rain. To the north lies its
Floyd | entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd | As you walk through the door of the building the sound of the rain
Floyd | stops, as if suddenly turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north. On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway. The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A section of the air just above your head shimmers. A small pyramid
Floyd | falls from the disturbance to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "I guess it does not matter"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x pyramid"

Floyd | A small paper pyramid, about three centimeters on an edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Taleslinger), "I was just thinking the same thing."

Spinster says (to floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd | Like the foyer, the hallway is marble. Its two-story height combined
Floyd | with its thinness inspires unease. A walkway runs above you, clinging
Floyd | to the east and west walls. Below the east walkway is a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Taleslinger), "ITYM 'have a Coke'."

Bishop says (to Floyd), "x walkway"

Floyd | The walkway rings the hall on every side but the south, casting a
Floyd | shadow on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to marve), "That too. Sadly, I only have Sprite."

Spinster says (to floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | South Half of Archive
Floyd | Just enough light filters in to show you row after row of boxes
Floyd | filling rack after rack of shelves, making it difficult to find a
Floyd | place to stand. The room continues to the north. Above the west exit
Floyd | is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Your eyes roam over their surfaces, taking in their titles. Many are
Floyd | labeled "Bottled: " with a range of dates following. A few are labeled
Floyd | "Carbonation." You feel an odd sense of disorientation as you stare at
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | North Half of Archive
Floyd | Metal shelves fill the hall; most are empty and many have succumbed to
Floyd | rust. The shelves that aren't empty hold broken shards of glass. The
Floyd | archive continues to the south, and an exit leads west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "phew"

Marvin has already had two Cokes today.

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by a
Floyd | closed door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "doors"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "x doors"

Floyd | The carved doors are made of oak and are twice your height. They stand
Floyd | slightly ajar, leaving enough room for you to enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "open doors"

Floyd | The doors have frozen in position over time. You cannot budge them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd | You can't, since the small door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "open small door"

Floyd | You open the small door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "w"

Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "d"

Floyd |
Floyd | Bottling Room
Floyd | A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you. The north and
Floyd | west walls are taken up by tables. A clock is just visible next to the
Floyd | stairs on the south wall. In the northwest corner is a tiny drain,
Floyd | while a pile of bottles has claimed part of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man stands bent over the tables, jotting things down in a large
Floyd | notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | As your footsteps sound on the stairs, the man turns. He looks you
Floyd | over, one eyebrow quirking in surprise. "Hello," he says. "And here I
Floyd | thought I was the last one still around. I'm Frankie."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "frankie, hello"

Floyd | Frankie has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about coke"

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "talk to man"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "give bottle to man"

Floyd | (the bottle of cola to Frankie)
Floyd | "Dear God, what is this?" he says. "I've seen some weird things in my
Floyd | day, kid, but nothing as weird as this. Take some advice from someone
Floyd | who's been around and stick with Coke." He hands it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | The metal drain is a small circle with a grate about ten centimeters
Floyd | in diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x bottles"

Floyd | The bottles are smooth and translucent, glowing softly from within.
Floyd | Several are caked with mud and dirt, testimony to their recent
Floyd | location. They have been stacked in a tight-fitting pyramid. You feel
Floyd | a strange sense of deja vu as you gaze into them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "frankie, go to hollywood"

Floyd | Frankie doesn't appear interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "get bottle"

Floyd | Which do you mean, the pile of bottles, the bottle-opener, the bottle
Floyd | of Sprite or the bottle of cola?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "get bottles"

Floyd | You reach your hand towards one of the bottles. As you draw nearer, a
Floyd | spark spits from the bottle, rushes up your arm, and then--
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness, then light.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see yourself, a brief memory of buying a Coke for the first time,
Floyd | a muttered conversation, money changing hands, the hiss of a can
Floyd | opening, and then the taste. Ahhh.
Floyd |
Floyd | Light, then darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd been in the principal's office for hours. Got suspended for a
Floyd | week, you remember. But Billy Thimbleton was in the hospital with a
Floyd | broken arm and a black eye. That'll teach him to offer you a Dr.
Floyd | Pepper--
Floyd |
Floyd | With a horrendous wrenching sensation you pull yourself away from the
Floyd | pile of bottles. You glance at Frankie, but absorbed in his work, he
Floyd | has not noticed your momentary distress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take opener"

Floyd | That seems to belong to Frankie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "ask frankie for opener"

Floyd | Frankie has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "x frankie"

Floyd | Frankie is of middling height, with tousled hair and a sandy brown
Floyd | mustache. He carries a notebook and a bottle. Resting in his shirt
Floyd | pocket is a bottle-opener.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Bottling Room
Floyd | A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you. The north and
Floyd | west walls are taken up by tables. A clock is just visible next to the
Floyd | stairs on the south wall. In the northwest corner is a tiny drain,
Floyd | while a pile of bottles has claimed part of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frankie is here, sorting and mixing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop exclaims (at DavidW), "If it were a Coca-Cola tank, maybe!"

Bishop says (to Floyd), "x carving"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd | Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the
Floyd | object at the north end. A clock is set in the wall in plain view of
Floyd | the desk. The south third of the room is covered by a balcony,
Floyd | reducing the height of the hall from two stories to one. A small door
Floyd | to the east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-covered Coke machine stands at the north end of the hall, the
Floyd | focus of attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin says (to Ghogg), "I too remember this"

Spinster says (to floyd), "x machine"

Floyd | The Coke machine's lights are dimmed and the whole is covered with a
Floyd | thin coating of dust. "What demon hath robbed thee of thy vigor, noble
Floyd | machine?" you can't help but cry. Then you notice the power cord
Floyd | extending from the back of the machine, hanging limp on the floor mere
Floyd | inches from a socket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "take cord"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "n"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd | Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the
Floyd | object at the north end. A clock is set in the wall in plain view of
Floyd | the desk. The south third of the room is covered by a balcony,
Floyd | reducing the height of the hall from two stories to one. A small door
Floyd | to the east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-covered Coke machine stands at the north end of the hall, the
Floyd | focus of attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd | Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the
Floyd | object at the north end. A clock is set in the wall in plain view of
Floyd | the desk. The south third of the room is covered by a balcony,
Floyd | reducing the height of the hall from two stories to one. A small door
Floyd | to the east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-covered Coke machine stands at the north end of the hall, the
Floyd | focus of attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "drop cord. s. w."

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | INTERACTIVE FICTION: IT'S BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | For too long since its heyday in the 80's, interactive fiction has
Floyd | languished in the ghetto of obscurity. Despite brilliant and
Floyd | insightful works by dozens of new authors, IF has continually failed
Floyd | to receive the recognition by the general community it so richly
Floyd | deserves. The solution? Corporate sponsorship.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Coca-Cola Corporation, in conjunction with the newly-formed
Floyd | Interactive Fiction Promotion Board (a wholly-owned subsidary of the
Floyd | Cola-Cola Corporation), is pleased to announce a new direction in text
Floyd | adventures, Interactive Fiction for the Next Millennium.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd |
Floyd | Our promotion plans will take several forms. Television and radio
Floyd | advertising, of course, will be a must. The marketing department is
Floyd | still working out slogans, but we have a number that seem promising,
Floyd | including "Zork: it's the choice of a new generation", "Just say 'No'
Floyd | to grues", and "Perdition's Flames: Mostly Dead".
Floyd |
Floyd | The opportunity for product tie-ins are also unlimited. Imagine being
Floyd | able to purchase an Elvish bottle-opener of great antiquity (glows
Floyd | blue in the presence of caffeine!), or a black rod with a rusty star
Floyd | on one end and the familiar red-and-white logo on the other. Or how
Floyd | about this: buy a six-pack of Coke, and get a hintbook for Curses!
Floyd |
Floyd | And speaking of Curses, that brings us to the most important aspect
Floyd | of the promotion -- IF development. Because that's what this is really
Floyd | all about, right? With the help of the Coca-Cola Interactive Fiction
Floyd | Promotion Board Foundation, full-time IF authorship is about to become
Floyd | a reality. Certain selected authors will be chosen based on the
Floyd | quality of their work to receive sponsored positions at the
Floyd | Foundation, with no other task than to continue producing the sort of
Floyd | games they've become famous for. Needless to say, these are expected
Floyd | to be highly-sought positions, but all members of the IF community are
Floyd | encouraged to apply. As examples of the sort of thing we'll be looking
Floyd | for, the Foundation has hired several current IF authors to rework
Floyd | parts of existing games in the new "Coca-Cola style".
Floyd |
Floyd | We hope you enjoy the package, and invite you to submit a demo game
Floyd | of your own ASAP!
Floyd |
Floyd | P.S. And remember -- when you see XYZZY, think Coke!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | JP Fizzlewick
Floyd | Public Relations
Floyd | The Coca-Cola Company
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE and take another sip of refreshing Coke.]

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | After seeing the wonderful promotional game 'The Lost Island of
Floyd | Alanna' on the Cherry Coke web site
Floyd | (http://www.cherrycoke.com/alanna/), a group of us decided to contact
Floyd | Coca-Cola and see if they would be interested in doing a similar thing
Floyd | with IF. We had the good luck of being able to contact Mr. Fizzlewick,
Floyd | who surprised us all with the fervor of his interest in our idea.
Floyd | Soon, we were all hired and working frantically to produce
Floyd | 'proof-of-concept' scenarios based on current works of IF. We managed
Floyd | to put this game together in time for their end-of-March manager's
Floyd | meeting, where JP was able to sell the idea to the group. If all goes
Floyd | well, you should see this game or something very similar go up on one
Floyd | of their web pages some time in April. In the meantime, JP wanted us
Floyd | to tell the rest of the IF community about the idea, so we put
Floyd | together this package and are uploading it to GMD.
Floyd |
Floyd | The following people comprise the group:
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucian Smith: The main module and library replacement.
Floyd | Adam Thornton: 'Curses' module
Floyd | J. Robinson Wheeler: 'Adventure' module
Floyd | Michael Fessler: 'Planetfall' module
Floyd | Adam Cadre: 'Hitchhiker's Guide' module
Floyd | Dan Shiovitz: 'Losing Your Grip' module
Floyd | David Dyte: 'A Bear's Night Out' module
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Coca-Cola' and 'Coke' are registered trademarks of the Coca-Cola
Floyd | bottling company.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE and take another sip of refreshing Coke.]

Bishop says, "Aha. This is all inky's fault."

Spinster says, "Aha, I was wondering why each module had a different advertising flavor, so to speak"

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger asks, "Is Alanna a real game?"

Spinster says, "So we have a cord that's too short, a NPC that won't answer us, a bottle of useless drink."

Spinster says (to floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "s"

Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd | Like the foyer, the hallway is marble. Its two-story height combined
Floyd | with its thinness inspires unease. A walkway runs above you, clinging
Floyd | to the east and west walls. Below the east walkway is a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW asks, "Can we try my 'leave the building' idea now?"

Spinster says (to floyd), "s"

Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north. On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway. The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "s"

Floyd | You start to take a step out the door, then pause. Somehow, the
Floyd | weather has turned from drenching rain to snow, colder than a Coke
Floyd | straight from the fridge. You shiver and retreat back to the warmth of
Floyd | the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "Sure"

Jacqueline says, "huh"

DavidW says, "thanks"

Spinster says (to floyd), "w"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop asks, "Have we been upstairs?"

Spinster says (to floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd | Like the foyer, the hallway is marble. Its two-story height combined
Floyd | with its thinness inspires unease. A walkway runs above you, clinging
Floyd | to the east and west walls. Below the east walkway is a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "u"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | South Half of Archive
Floyd | Just enough light filters in to show you row after row of boxes
Floyd | filling rack after rack of shelves, making it difficult to find a
Floyd | place to stand. The room continues to the north. Above the west exit
Floyd | is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | The shelves cover the room, as if they had multiplied in the same
Floyd | manner Coke bottles in the fridge don't. They are covered in broken
Floyd | shards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb shelves"

Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster asks, "Maybe the notebook will tell us what's in the boxes?"

Spinster says, "If the parser lets us see it"

DavidW asks, "we couldn't refer to the notebook, could we?"

Spinster says (to floyd), "w. w. d."

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottling Room
Floyd | A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you. The north and
Floyd | west walls are taken up by tables. A clock is just visible next to the
Floyd | stairs on the south wall. In the northwest corner is a tiny drain,
Floyd | while a pile of bottles has claimed part of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frankie is here, sorting and mixing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x notebook"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x frankie"

Floyd | Frankie is of middling height, with tousled hair and a sandy brown
Floyd | mustache. He carries a notebook and a bottle. Resting in his shirt
Floyd | pocket is a bottle-opener.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | "Actually, yeah, you could give me a hand here. Could you take this up
Floyd | to the top floor and get it opened? I'm not having much luck with my
Floyd | bottle-opener." He hands you the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Frankie says "I'm doing some observational analysis. I'd like to do
Floyd | some product synthesis of these bottles once I figure them out."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "ask frankie about me"

Floyd | Frankie shrugs. "I'd never seen you before you walked down the stairs.
Floyd | You look like you could use a Coke, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "ask frankie about frankie"

Floyd | Frankie grins sardonically. "I'm just an archaeologist, nothing more.
Floyd | My team and I were working on unearthing those," he gestures at the
Floyd | pile of bottles by the wall, "until we got word of the drink
Floyd | shortage."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "ask frankie about shortage"

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "Oh well, we have a quest"

DavidW says, "We can probably enter one of the upstairs rooms now."

Jacqueline says, "Yes. Up!"

Spinster says (to floyd), "u. e. u"

Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the foyer.
Floyd | There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building. Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books. A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; directly above it is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | A dark metal statue, reminiscent of a prop from Fritz Lang's
Floyd | Metropolis. A stern, angular head sits atop a sexless body seven feet
Floyd | tall. One arm hangs by its side -- the other extends outwards as if to
Floyd | grasp something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin asks, "I think we've done about half of them?"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "put sprite in hand"

Floyd | The statue's relaxed hand suddenly blurs into life. It reaches up to
Floyd | the bottle, twists off the cap, and returns to the relaxed position
Floyd | almost before you noticed it moving. You (gingerly!) take the bottle
Floyd | back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "drink sprite"

Floyd | You think about it, but decide you'd really rather have a Coke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Yeah, half."

Ellison says, "cool, gotcha. I think I remember enough about each that I'm not going to help out but it'll be fun just to watch"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "e"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "w. n. sw. w. d."

Floyd |
Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the foyer.
Floyd | There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway. A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottling Room
Floyd | A cramped square room, barely lit by windows above you. The north and
Floyd | west walls are taken up by tables. A clock is just visible next to the
Floyd | stairs on the south wall. In the northwest corner is a tiny drain,
Floyd | while a pile of bottles has claimed part of the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frankie is here, sorting and mixing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary bottle-opener, made out of metal with a
Floyd | pointy bit on one end.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hissing, the table legs begin to dissolve in the sludge. You hastily
Floyd | step away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "ask frankie about black liquid"

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "I have a good sense of navigation"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "open bottle"

Floyd | Which do you mean, the pile of bottles, the bottle of Sprite, the
Floyd | bottle-opener or the bottle of cola?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "cola"

Floyd | If you'd like to drink it, at least be honest with yourself and just
Floyd | say so. Otherwise, pour it someplace or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost all the available floorspace is taken up by Pepsi. Several of
Floyd | the bottles in the pile have already been eaten away, their contents
Floyd | mixing with the sludge. You step back to a narrow spot by the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "up"

Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "drink cola"

Floyd | The madness and confusion of this place drives you to
Floyd | ever-more-desperate acts. But here, at the brink, you manage to summon
Floyd | your courage and honor and draw back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says, "Shouldn't we save Frankie? Or something."

Spinster says (to floyd), "d"

Floyd | Not with the Pepsi down there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says, "He brought the Pepsi upon himself."

Spinster says, "He's gone, man"

Ellison says, "funny. the game really does a good job of making you want to play Losing Your Grip again"

Spinster says (to floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd | Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the
Floyd | object at the north end. A clock is set in the wall in plain view of
Floyd | the desk. The south third of the room is covered by a balcony,
Floyd | reducing the height of the hall from two stories to one. A small door
Floyd | to the east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-covered Coke machine stands at the north end of the hall, the
Floyd | focus of attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "put opener in outlet"

DavidW asks, "What about upstairs and west?"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "put opener in socket"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Somewhat unwisely, you jab the bottle opener into the socket. Current
Floyd | flows through your body and you twitch like a trout on a hook.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have failed to achieve the real thing ***
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | It looks like an ordinary bottle-opener, made out of metal with a
Floyd | pointy bit on one end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "oh shi"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "scream"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "yell"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "dance"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "OK, we have a bottle opener"

DavidW asks, "Maybe try leaving the building? Or going up and west?"

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "pray"

Floyd | You close your eyes. You pray for a Coke. You open them again. You
Floyd | still don't have a Coke, but you feel more hopeful of getting one
Floyd | soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "pray"

Floyd | You close your eyes. You pray for a Coke. You open them again. You
Floyd | still don't have a Coke, but you feel more hopeful of getting one
Floyd | soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "open machine"

Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "x stab machine with opener"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x machine"

Floyd | The Coke machine's lights are dimmed and the whole is covered with a
Floyd | thin coating of dust. "What demon hath robbed thee of thy vigor, noble
Floyd | machine?" you can't help but cry. Then you notice the power cord
Floyd | extending from the back of the machine, hanging limp on the floor mere
Floyd | inches from a socket.
Floyd |
Floyd | You cry out as the floor collapses, dropping you into a seething pool
Floyd | of Pepsi-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have failed to achieve the real thing ***
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | Once the field might have been covered in grass. Now the grass is but
Floyd | a memory. Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | Once the field might have been covered in grass. Now the grass is but
Floyd | a memory. Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | Once the field might have been covered in grass. Now the grass is but
Floyd | a memory. Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | Once the field might have been covered in grass. Now the grass is but
Floyd | a memory. Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | Once the field might have been covered in grass. Now the grass is but
Floyd | a memory. Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Field
Floyd | Once the field might have been covered in grass. Now the grass is but
Floyd | a memory. Mud covers the ground in its place, fed by the constant
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "No one's been saving, I suppose."

Marvin says (to Floyd), "ne"

Floyd | You strike off in that direction, but soon become disoriented by the
Floyd | rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front of Building
Floyd | Looming suddenly out of the gloom is a large marble building. Its
Floyd | columns jut skyward, raked by the unending rain. To the north lies its
Floyd | entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin exclaims, "Tada!"

Bishop exclaims, "Yay!"

Bishop says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd | As you walk through the door of the building the sound of the rain
Floyd | stops, as if suddenly turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north. On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway. The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd | Like the foyer, the hallway is marble. Its two-story height combined
Floyd | with its thinness inspires unease. A walkway runs above you, clinging
Floyd | to the east and west walls. Below the east walkway is a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "save"

Spinster says (to floyd), "coke1"

Floyd | Enter saved game to store: Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "jump"

Floyd | Careful: you'll spill your Coke!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "n. n. w. d."

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd | Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the
Floyd | object at the north end. A clock is set in the wall in plain view of
Floyd | the desk. The south third of the room is covered by a balcony,
Floyd | reducing the height of the hall from two stories to one. A small door
Floyd | to the east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-covered Coke machine stands at the north end of the hall, the
Floyd | focus of attention.
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "s. w. d."

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | The room is hot and stifling -- makes you wish for a Coke right about
Floyd | now -- and cobwebs drip from every surface. A hot-water tank crouches
Floyd | in one corner. Rickety stairs lead into the depths of the building. To
Floyd | the east is an open door.
Floyd | Not with the Pepsi down there!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "stab machine with opener"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "e. n. kill machine."

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd | Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the
Floyd | object at the north end. A clock is set in the wall in plain view of
Floyd | the desk. The south third of the room is covered by a balcony,
Floyd | reducing the height of the hall from two stories to one. A small door
Floyd | to the east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-covered Coke machine stands at the north end of the hall, the
Floyd | focus of attention.
Floyd | Violence doesn't solve anything. But Coke does!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW asks, "Can we please go up and west?"

Spinster says (to floyd), "s. ne. s"

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway. A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the foyer.
Floyd | There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster asks, "Oh, west?"

Spinster says (to floyd), "n. w."

Floyd |
Floyd | Northeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway runs along the east wall of the hallway. A sweeping
Floyd | staircase joins the walkway to the southwest.
Floyd | An inner voice tells you there's no Coke that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "No coke that way."

DavidW says (to Floyd), "d"

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the foyer.
Floyd | There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | The library is a dimly-lit backwards L curving around the end of the
Floyd | building. Shelves filled with books take up much of the room; the rest
Floyd | is inhabited by stacks of books. A metal sentinel guards the west
Floyd | exit; directly above it is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | A dark metal statue, reminiscent of a prop from Fritz Lang's
Floyd | Metropolis. A stern, angular head sits atop a sexless body seven feet
Floyd | tall. One arm hangs by its side -- the other extends outwards as if to
Floyd | grasp something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"

Spinster says (to floyd), "give cola to sentinel"

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a bottle of cola
Floyd | a bottle-opener
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | The statue's relaxed hand suddenly blurs into life. It reaches up to
Floyd | the bottle and twists off the cap. Hidden taste sensors activate, and
Floyd | the sentinel hurls the bottle to the ground, to shatter in a crash of
Floyd | glass and hissing fluid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "undo"

Floyd | Library
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hand"

Floyd | I don't suppose the sentinel would care for that. I *do* suppose the
Floyd | sentinel would care for a refreshing Coke!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd |
Floyd | Southeast Walkway
Floyd | The walkway is cut off to the south by the rising walls of the foyer.
Floyd | There is a doorway to the east; the walkway continues to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | North Half of Archive
Floyd | Metal shelves fill the hall; most are empty and many have succumbed to
Floyd | rust. The shelves that aren't empty hold broken shards of glass. The
Floyd | archive continues to the south, and an exit leads west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"

Floyd |
Floyd | South Half of Archive
Floyd | Just enough light filters in to show you row after row of boxes
Floyd | filling rack after rack of shelves, making it difficult to find a
Floyd | place to stand. The room continues to the north. Above the west exit
Floyd | is a clock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd | Like the foyer, the hallway is marble. Its two-story height combined
Floyd | with its thinness inspires unease. A walkway runs above you, clinging
Floyd | to the east and west walls. Below the east walkway is a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"

Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north. On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway. The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter doorway"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"

Floyd | You start to take a step out the door, then pause. Somehow, the
Floyd | weather has turned from drenching rain to snow, colder than a Coke
Floyd | straight from the fridge. You shiver and retreat back to the warmth of
Floyd | the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"

Floyd | You start to take a step out the door, then pause. Somehow, the
Floyd | weather has turned from drenching rain to snow, colder than a Coke
Floyd | straight from the fridge. You shiver and retreat back to the warmth of
Floyd | the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x snow"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Taleslinger says, "off I go"

Taleslinger dissolves into acid.

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "l"

Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | The two-story height of the foyer is channelled into a narrower
Floyd | hallway to the north. On the north wall to the west of the hallway's
Floyd | beginning is an open doorway. The building's entrance to the south is
Floyd | reflected in the marble floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor"

Floyd | Which do you mean, the floor or the marble floor?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "marble"

Floyd | The floor reflects the ceiling back. For a moment, the light shifts,
Floyd | and you think you catch a glimpse of a familiar red-and-white image;
Floyd | then the light shifts again and the pattern vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up"

Floyd | What do you want to look up in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling"

Floyd | You see nothing special about the ceiling. It is entirely unlike
Floyd | refreshing Coke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says, "I'm assuming the bottle-opener is significant, given the bullshit we went throguh to get it."

DavidW says (to Floyd), "the floor"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x the floor"

Floyd | Which do you mean, the floor or the marble floor?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Yes."

DavidW says (to Floyd), "former"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "scratch marble floor with opener"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise. Try >DRINK.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

olethros says, "> Get drunk >"

DavidW says, "I think we need to get a bottle from the ancient machine then open it with the opener then drink Coke."

Floyd |
Floyd | South End of Hallway
Floyd | Like the foyer, the hallway is marble. Its two-story height combined
Floyd | with its thinness inspires unease. A walkway runs above you, clinging
Floyd | to the east and west walls. Below the east walkway is a doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "fine"

Spinster says (to floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | North End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway ends abruptly in a pair of large oak doors. Their
Floyd | intricate carving is barely visible in the leaden light from the
Floyd | windows above you. The doors are flanked by two sweeping staircases to
Floyd | the northeast and northwest. A doorway to the east is mirrored by an
Floyd | open door to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "n"

Floyd |
Floyd | Audience Hall
Floyd | Your footsteps echo hollowly in the dimly-lit and cavernous hall.
Floyd | Benches line the floor, their rows skewed slightly to focus on the
Floyd | object at the north end. A clock is set in the wall in plain view of
Floyd | the desk. The south third of the room is covered by a balcony,
Floyd | reducing the height of the hall from two stories to one. A small door
Floyd | to the east and two large doors to the south stand ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dust-covered Coke machine stands at the north end of the hall, the
Floyd | focus of attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Somewhat unwisely, you jab the bottle opener into the socket. Current
Floyd | flows through your body and you twitch like a trout on a hook. You
Floyd | grasp the power cable firmly and hope for the best. The Coke machine
Floyd | hums to life as you cry out with the pain. Tragically, the last words
Floyd | you hear before it all fades to black are a mechanical voice saying
Floyd | "I'm sorry, this machine is all out of that selection. Please enter 75
Floyd | cents and choose again."
Floyd |

Floyd | You open the mini-fridge, revealing a can of Coke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "take can"

Floyd | Taken. (Things go better with Coke.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "drink coke"

Floyd | You take a sip of the Coke. Truly, this entire experience was worth
Floyd | it. You glance up again, and notice the prone figure of your father,
Floyd | lying there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x father"

Floyd | He breathes in shallow gasps. His face is pale as a candle flame. The
Floyd | cancer has crept from his lungs to the rest of his body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x father"

Floyd | He breathes in shallow gasps. His face is pale as a candle flame. The
Floyd | cancer has crept from his lungs to the rest of his body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "give coke to father"

Floyd | You lean over and tip some of the Coke into your father's mouth. His
Floyd | eyes open in surprise for a minute, and then he slowly smiles. "You're
Floyd | -- You're a good boy, Terry."
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Thanks to Coca-Cola, you have resolved your latent Oedipus complex
Floyd | and gone on to a happier and more mentally and physically secure life
Floyd | ***

Spinster says (to floyd), "ask father about coke"

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Maybe you meant to refer to your Coke?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | AHHH! Now that's more like it! Crisp, refreshing Coca-Cola!
Floyd |
Floyd | Marvin the robot wanders into the room. "Oh my," he says. "Human, you
Floyd | have managed to acquire both Coke and More Coke at the same time.
Floyd | Truly a sign of intelligence. Well done."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Your surroundings melt away, and you find yourself in a completely new
Floyd | place.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn, stretch, and roll over blearily. Suddenly, you feel a sharp
Floyd | pain in your side! Your eyes snap open, just in time to see Floyd bend
Floyd | over to poke you again. You leap to your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bio-Lock West
Floyd | The is the second half of the sterilization chamber leading from the
Floyd | main lab to the Bio Lab. The door to the east, leading to the Bio Lab,
Floyd | has a window. The bio lock continues to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the lab, mercifully, is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trusty companion, Floyd the robot, bounces to his feet as well.
Floyd | "Hi!", he beams. "You sure are a sleepyhead."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "x floyd"

Floyd | From its design, Floyd the robot seems to be of the multi-purpose
Floyd | sort. It is slightly cross-eyed, and its mechanical mouth forms a
Floyd | lopsided grin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | "Irving the miniaturization-tech-person used to drink lots of
Floyd | refreshing Coca-Cola. He was so absent-minded that he added RNA memory
Floyd | engrams to all Coke in Complex, so he could remember his passwords. So
Floyd | for you to fix computer, you have to drink Coke. Coke is It."
Floyd |
Floyd | Floyd pauses for a moment, then glances toward the lab door. "Looks
Floyd | dangerous in there," says Floyd. "I don't think you should go inside."
Floyd | He peers in again at the Coke on the Bio Lab floor. "But without
Floyd | refreshing RNA-enhanced Coca-Cola, you won't know minibooth code to
Floyd | fix computer. Hmmm... I know! Floyd will get refreshing Coca-Cola.
Floyd | Robots are tough. Nothing can hurt robots. You open the door, then
Floyd | Floyd will rush in. Then you close door. When Floyd knocks, open door
Floyd | again. Okay? Go!" Floyd's voice trembles slightly as he waits for you
Floyd | to open the door.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "oh no"

McMartin says, "Dramatic Chord"

Marvin says (to Floyd), "open door"

Floyd | The door opens and Floyd, pausing only for the briefest moment,
Floyd | plunges into the Bio Lab. Immediately, he is set upon by hideous,
Floyd | mutated monsters! More are heading straight toward the open door!
Floyd | Floyd shrieks and yells to you to close the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Floyd stumbles out of the Bio Lab, clutching the delicious-looking can
Floyd | of Coca-Cola. The mutations rush toward the open doorway!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "close door"

Floyd | You close the Bio Lab door. And not a moment too soon! You hear a
Floyd | pounding from the door as the monsters within vent their frustration
Floyd | at losing their prey. And, of course, their Coke.
Floyd |
Floyd | Floyd staggers to the ground, clutching the delicious can of Coke. He
Floyd | is badly torn apart, with loose wires and broken circuits everywhere.
Floyd | Oil flows from his lubrication system. He obviously has only moments
Floyd | to live.
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop to your knees and cradle Floyd's head in your lap. Floyd
Floyd | looks up at his friend with half-open eyes. "Floyd did it ... got
Floyd | Coke. Floyd a good friend, huh?" Quietly, you croon Floyd's favorite
Floyd | song: "I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke".
Floyd |
Floyd | As you finish the last verse, Floyd smiles with contentment. His
Floyd | fingers tighten around the Coke can, and with a spine-tingling
Floyd | "Pfffft!" he opens it. With his last strength, he sets the can on the
Floyd | ground before you. His eyes close as his head rolls to the side. You
Floyd | sit in silence for a moment, in memory of a brave friend who gave his
Floyd | life so that you might have Coke. All in all, a fair trade, but
Floyd | admirable nonetheless.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "pray"

Floyd | You close your eyes. You pray for a Coke. You open them again. You
Floyd | still don't have a Coke, but you feel more hopeful of getting one
Floyd | soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "drink coke"

Floyd | Aaaaah! What joy! What bliss! You feel renewed strength and energy
Floyd | coursing through your body.
Floyd |
Floyd | And -- what's that? There.
Floyd |
Floyd | There, glimmering in the corner of your mind: the access code to the
Floyd | teleportation booth. Floyd was right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now it's up to you to make his sacrifice worthwhile. Casting a final,
Floyd | sad glance at his mangled carcass, you stride off to the west...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | [Please press SPACE to begin.]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom (on the big bed)
Floyd | Moonlight plays through the window, softly illuminating the bedroom,
Floyd | full of comfortable memories.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the cupboard where you usually live, and the doorway to
Floyd | the northwest leads to the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | David, your owner, lies next to you on the bed, in a deep sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x david"

Floyd | David is handsome, debonair, forgetful and fast asleep. He also wrote
Floyd | this description, and loves Coca-Cola (tm).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "heh"

DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd | You'll have to get off the big bed first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x me"

Floyd | Quite the most beautiful furry brown teddy bear. And a good potential
Floyd | corporate logo to attract young children, not that the Coca-Cola
Floyd | Corporation would ever do that. Anyway, we fund dentists' groups to
Floyd | prevent this sort of accusation, buddy! So leave us alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Cupboard
Floyd | When you aren't lying on the bed, you usually stay in here, snug and
Floyd | safe with your friends atop the warm pile of clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard opens eastward to the bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pile of clothes you can see a can of Coca-Cola (tm) and a hand
Floyd | drawn sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your warm winter Coca-Cola jacket is here, which may be just as well,
Floyd | it's a little chilly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | Moonlight plays through the window, softly illuminating the bedroom,
Floyd | full of comfortable memories.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the cupboard where you usually live, and the doorway to
Floyd | the northwest leads to the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | A big bed fills up most of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | David lies on the bed, very much asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Except with them it's just the general opposable thumb issue."

Floyd | You find nothing as interesting as your Coke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | The refreshing, ice cold can gently touches David on the nose.
Floyd | Instantly he awakes, and grabs the can.
Floyd |
Floyd | `Wow, a refreshing ice cold Coke (tm)!'
Floyd |
Floyd | David opens the can, pausing for a moment to savour the cool air from
Floyd | within, then raises the can to his lips. The first sip is smooth, yet
Floyd | effervescent with the familiar thirst quenching taste of Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | David looks down at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | `Oh no! The Teddy Bear Picnic! Do we have enough Coke (tm)?'
Floyd |
Floyd | He races from the room, with the ice-cold can of Coke (tm).
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "look"

Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom (on the big bed)
Floyd | Moonlight plays through the window, softly illuminating the bedroom,
Floyd | full of comfortable memories.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the west is the cupboard where you usually live, and the doorway to
Floyd | the northwest leads to the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear David happily gulping Coke (tm) and riffing through papers.
Floyd |
Floyd | `Aha! I knew this card was somewhere.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the creaking of a picnic basket under strain as David pushes
Floyd | in several 12-packs of refreshing Coke (tm).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "nw"

Floyd | There's no need to explore tonight- Coca-Cola (tm) will take care of
Floyd | everything!
Floyd |
Floyd | David rushes back into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | `There, all ready for the picnic. Thanks to my teddy bear, and the
Floyd | things-go-better flavour of an ice cold Coca-Cola (tm)!'
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to sleep, David lies awake for the rest of the night, and you
Floyd | have a wonderful picnic the next day, with Coke (tm) enough for all!
Floyd |

DavidW pushes the green 'space' button.

Floyd | [Please press SPACE to continue.]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Coca-Cola Dispenser
Floyd | Of all the places in the world to obtain the sweet goodness of
Floyd | Coca-Cola products, this has to be your favorite. The Coke machine
Floyd | dominates the landscape, resting snugly against the perfect brick wall
Floyd | next to the unbroken sidewalk, which seems to lead to untold
Floyd | possibilities, their potential unlocked by the mere presence of
Floyd | Coca-Cola.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | This Coke machine has served you well. It is always full, always has
Floyd | exact change, always operates smoothly, and always keeps its
Floyd | assortment of Coca-Cola products chilled at exactly the right
Floyd | temperature. Right now, though, the buttons don't seem to have the
Floyd | same labels they used to. The 'Select!' light is still on, meaning you
Floyd | can push the following buttons:
Floyd |
Floyd | **Curses** <Empty>
Floyd | **Adventure** <Empty>
Floyd | **Planetfall** <Empty>
Floyd | **Hitchhiker** <Empty>
Floyd | **Grip** <Empty>
Floyd | **A Bear's Night Out** <Empty>
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | With a wink, the 'Select!' button turns off, and you realize you have
Floyd | finished the last selection. With a melancholy sigh, you turn to walk
Floyd | away down the sunlit street, Coke grasped firmly in hand, ready to
Floyd | take on the world.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You have completed all the scenarios! You should celebrate, with a
Floyd | tall glass of refreshing Coca-Cola!
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >

Marvin says, "Yay."

Ellison says, "but since David did not offer Coke to us, for now we'll have to be content with his BLOOD"

Jacqueline says, "hooray"

McMartin says, "Being a soft bear, you cannot metabolize caffeine"

Jacqueline says (to Ellison), "That's like some sort of Bunnicula spinoff, I think."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q"

Floyd |

Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"

McMartin says (to Floyd), "Dude, you died"

Floyd says (to McMartin), "Floyd doesn't know that trick."

Bishop says (to McMartin), "Hee hee."

Jacqueline says, "Okay, so we have some more time if people want to stick around."

Marvin says, "Sure."

plchoristers says (to Floyd), "thanks i never was able to finish this game! and was never able to find a walkthrough"

Floyd says (to plchoristers), "Floyd doesn't know that trick."

Spinster says, "try #clubfloyd, plchoristers"

Jacqueline says, "Some of the other games that were suggested as good Speed IFs were A Day for Fresh Sushi, You Are a Chef!, Tower of Beef (oops, I typed Tower of Beer), Fluid of Life, Coffins, Profesee, and Kid's Don't blah blah blah eat Halloween Candy Cause it Kills You (or something to that effect)."

Floyd | 23rd and Lincoln
Floyd | Hello Cook!!! This is the corner. There is a 23rd here. Also a
Floyd | Lincoln. You can go south-west.
Floyd | You see a yogurt, a salmon, and a loaf of bread here.
Floyd | Bruised tomato falls from the sky!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You have a list, a corn, a potato, a magnet, a bruised tomato, a loaf
Floyd | of bread, a tongs, a giant octopus, a paperclips, a lost sock, a
Floyd | pepper, a an apple, a banana, a monkey, and the Blair Witch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You have a list, a corn, a potato, a magnet, a bruised tomato, a loaf
Floyd | of bread, a tongs, a giant octopus, a paperclips, a lost sock, a
Floyd | pepper, a an apple, a banana, a monkey, and the Blair Witch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "eat potato"

Floyd | The potato doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "No, no cabbage."

Spinster says (to floyd), "s"

Floyd | Lot of Parking
Floyd | Hello Cook!!! There is a LOT of PARKING here because this is a
Floyd | PARKING LOT. Ha ha! A joke! You are permitted by the cars to go only
Floyd | northwards.
Floyd | You see a chocolate, a fork, and a cabbage here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pot"

Floyd | I don't see any pot here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "eat chocolate"

Floyd | The chocolate doesn't appear appetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "get cabbage"

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "DOES TOO."

Floyd | I don't know the word "does".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW is a newbie.

DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all"

Floyd | chocolate: Taken.
Floyd | fork: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says, "OK I think we have it all"

Jacqueline says, "Make some FOOD"

McMartin says, "We still lack THE MYSTERY INGREDIENT"

DavidW says, "That comes later"

Spinster says (to floyd), "n"

Floyd | Outside SHOP
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin says, "Indeed"

Spinster says (to floyd), "look"

Floyd | Outside SHOP
Floyd | Hello Cook!!! You are outside a SHOP. You can go north-east or
Floyd | east. The SHOP is here. An exit leads south. Also there is a POT
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x pot"

Floyd | This is the pot!! In which to put your items! There's nothing in the
Floyd | SOUP pot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin says, "But no FOOD until MYSTERY INGREDIENT."

Spinster says (to floyd), "put potato in pot"

Floyd | Good work Chef!!! But you must find more!! Ingrredients!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "put monkey in pot"

Floyd | Good work Chef!!! But you must find more!! Ingrredients!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "put cabbage in pot"

Floyd | Good work Chef!!! But you must find more!! Ingrredients!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline asks, "Can't we put all in pot?"

Spinster says (to floyd), "put all in pot"

Floyd | potato: The potato is already in the SOUP pot!
Floyd | monkey: The monkey is already in the SOUP pot!
Floyd | cabbage: The cabbage is already in the SOUP pot!
Floyd | list: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | corn: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | magnet: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | bruised tomato: Good work Chef!!! But you must find more!!
Floyd | Ingrredients!!!
Floyd | loaf of bread: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | tongs: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | giant octopus: Good work Chef!!! But you must find more!!
Floyd | Ingrredients!!!
Floyd | paperclips: Good work Chef!!! But you must find more!!
Floyd | Ingrredients!!!
Floyd | lost sock: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | pepper: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | an apple: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | banana: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | the blair witch: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | chocolate: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | fork: You have no desire to put that in the pot!!
Floyd | A funny clown runs out of the room!A funny clown runs into the room!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "wrong"

Bishop says (to Floyd), "x clown"

Floyd | I don't see any clown here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x pot"

Floyd | This is the pot!! In which to put your items! In the SOUP pot you
Floyd | see a potato, a monkey, a cabbage, a bruised tomato, a giant octopus,
Floyd | and a paperclips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "l"

Floyd | Outside SHOP
Floyd | Hello Cook!!! You are outside a SHOP. You can go north-east or
Floyd | east. The SHOP is here. An exit leads south. Also there is a POT
Floyd | here.
Floyd | The SOUP pot seems to contain a potato, a monkey, a cabbage, a
Floyd | bruised tomato, a giant octopus, and a paperclips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Is inky on the channel right now? I have a question for the author."

Jacqueline says, "Specifically, I am curious as to precisely how many drugs he was doing when he wrote this."

Spinster says, "rgrgrgr"

McMartin says (to Floyd), "slay clown"

Floyd | I don't know the word "slay".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "z"

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says (to Floyd), "x clown"

Floyd | I don't see any clown here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "z"

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd | A funny clown runs out of the room!Iron safe falls from the sky!
Floyd | It lands on top of clown and breaks open!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Even funny clowns are scary."

Spinster says (to floyd), "get clown"

Floyd | I don't see any clown here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Marvin says (to Floyd), "l"

Floyd | Outside SHOP
Floyd | Hello Cook!!! You are outside a SHOP. You can go north-east or
Floyd | east. The SHOP is here. An exit leads south. Also there is a POT
Floyd | here.
Floyd | The SOUP pot seems to contain a potato, a monkey, a cabbage, a
Floyd | bruised tomato, a giant octopus, and a paperclips. The iron safe
Floyd | seems to contain a MYSTERY INGREDIENT.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Ellison says, "inky was just high on life"

Jacqueline says, "Except yay now it's dead, hopefully."

Spinster says (to floyd), "x safe"

Floyd | In the iron safe you see a MYSTERY INGREDIENT.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You have completed the soup!! You retired with the FOOD in triumph!!
Floyd | Congratulations Chef!!!
Floyd |
Floyd |

Spinster pushes the green 'space' button.

Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"

Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.

Jacqueline says, "Wow."

Spinster says, "That was a rush"

Jacqueline lets out a long breath.

Marvin says, "Yeah."

Jacqueline says, "Yeah."

McMartin asks, "SpeedIF Apnea?"

Marvin says, "Odd game."

Jacqueline asks, "Sushi, anyone?"

Bishop says, "Awful, like any good cult classic."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load dayforfreshsushi"

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You're on the run. You've got a million errands to do -- your
Floyd | apartment to get cleaned up, the fish to feed, lingerie to buy,
Floyd | Britney's shuttle to meet--
Floyd |
Floyd | The fish. God damn. You almost forgot. And it's in the studio, halfway
Floyd | across town from anywhere else you have to do. Oh well, you'll just
Floyd | zip over, take care of it, and hop back on the El. This'll be over in
Floyd | no time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't you just hate days where you wake up the wrong color?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A Day for Fresh Sushi
Floyd | Copyright Emily Short 2001.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010416 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Studio
Floyd | This is Britney's studio. You haven't been around here for a while,
Floyd | because of how busy you've been with work, and she's made a few
Floyd | changes -- the aquarium in the corner, for instance. But it still
Floyd | brings back a certain emotional sweetness from the days when you had
Floyd | just met for the first time... when you used to spend hours on the
Floyd | sofa...
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake your head. No time for fantasy. Must feed fish.
Floyd |
Floyd | A huge cabinet, in the guise of an armoire, stands between the
Floyd | windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the easel is a painting.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the table is a vase (which is empty).
Floyd |
Floyd | In one corner of the room, a large aquarium bubbles in menacing
Floyd | fashion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Ellison says, "that's why 'you are a chef' is probably the only text game to be turned into a MOVIE (well, a flash movie)"

DavidW | Don't you just hate days where you wake up the wrong color?

inky says, "I have no real explanation for any of the content in YAAC"

DavidW says, "perhaps there's a mirror. I seem to remember the PC is purple."

McMartin says, "That was one of the parameters, yeah"

DavidW says, "(which was one of the... yes. that)"

Ellison says (to Jacqueline), "haha"

McMartin says (to inky), "The potato and the clown/safe weren't."

McMartin says, "Also, it wasn't a SpeedIF, but clearly now Bitcliffe's sequel should go on the list."

inky says, "well, potatoes are pretty self-explanatory"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x aquarium"

Floyd | A very roomy aquarium, large enough to hold quite a variety of
Floyd | colorful sealife -- if any yet survived.
Floyd |
Floyd | The evil fish is floating belly up!
Floyd |
Floyd | ...oh, damn. He was toying with you. As soon as he sees you looking,
Floyd | he goes back to swimming around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Spinster says (to floyd), "x fish"

Floyd | Even if you had had no prior experience with him, you would be able to
Floyd | see at a glance that this is an evil fish. From his sharkish nose to
Floyd | his razor fins, every inch of his compact body exudes hatred and
Floyd | danger.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fish glares at you, as though to underline this point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a telegram
Floyd | a chef hat (being worn)
Floyd | a lingerie bag
Floyd | a bouquet of flowers
Floyd |
Floyd | The evil fish darts to the bottom of the tank and moves the gravel
Floyd | around with his nose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Okay, so it's silly and sentimental and no doubt a waste of money, of
Floyd | which there is never really enough, but: you miss her. You've missed
Floyd | her since ten seconds after she stepped aboard the shuttle to Luna
Floyd | Prime, and when you saw these -- her favorites, pure golden tulips
Floyd | like springtime -- you had to have them.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you shouldn't have," says the fish. "For me??"
Floyd |
Floyd | You just respond with a livid glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | The evil fish is swimming around the tank in lazy circles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "put flowers in vase"

Floyd | You settle the flowers into the vase and arrange them so that they
Floyd | look sprightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oooh," says the fish. "No one ever changes the plant life in HERE.
Floyd | It's the same damn seaw--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cut me a break and cork it," you reply tartly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Various colors of drapery that Britney uses to set up backgrounds and
Floyd | clothe her models. She does a lot of portraiture, so this comes in
Floyd | handy. It's all a big messy wad at the moment. Organized is not her
Floyd | middle name.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whatcha looking at? I can't see through the doors, you know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Ellison says, "if only the audio was a little bit better.... but I'm still glad the guy made it"

Floyd | "Oh, for--!" The evil fish breaks out in exasperation and hives.
Floyd | "Screw the screwing around with the screwtop. SHE never has to do
Floyd | that."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, SHE is not here," you reply. "What do you suggest?"
Floyd |
Floyd | ">FEED FISH<" says the fish promptly, making fishy faces and pointing
Floyd | at you with his fin. "Simplicity. Try it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Triumphantly, you dump the remaining contents of the canister of fish
Floyd | food into the tank. It floats on the surface like scum, but the fish
Floyd | for once stops jawing and starts eating. Like a normal fish. Blub,
Floyd | blub.
Floyd |

Jacqueline says, "I thought that the April Fools was that chaotic just to be chaotic. I had no idea the game was equally as insane."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x fish"

Floyd | *** TWO HOURS LATER ***
Floyd |
Floyd | "So," Britney says, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear, "where
Floyd | shall we go for dinner? Since I made the big bucks on this trip, it's
Floyd | my treat. Anywhere you like."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've had a hankering all day," you admit, as the two of you turn from
Floyd | the shuttle platform and head toward the bank of taxis. "I could
Floyd | really go for some sashimi right now."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Woo"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q"

Floyd |

Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"

Jacqueline asks, "Time for at least one more. Preference, anyone?"

Jacqueline asks, "Maybe the Halloween candy one?"

Jacqueline asks, "Which has the best title of any IF game evar?"

Spinster says, "Might as well continue with the food theme"

Marvin says, "Sure."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load kidsdont"

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd | tadsr - A text-only TADS 2.5.10 Interpreter.
Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2006 by Michael J. Roberts.
Floyd |
Floyd | That wacky Neil deMause! What will he think of next? Why, the last
Floyd | time you tried to visit him, you got stuck on Ellis Island for hours,
Floyd | and ended up years in the past talking to a goat. Boy, you were
Floyd | really "Lost in New York" that time (heh heh). And history seems to
Floyd | have repeated itself, because here it is Halloween, and here you are,
Floyd | wandering through the streets in the fog, looking for his apartment
Floyd | again. Sheesh.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kids, don't eat your Halloween candy without having your parents
Floyd | inspect it first because there are SICKOS out there who will put RAZOR
Floyd | BLADES in it and you will CUT YOUR MOUTH and GET A POISONED INFECTION
Floyd | and DIE, all from eating your candy early. So don't do that.: A TADS
Floyd | Adventure by Dan Shiovitz and his amazing programmable monkey
Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someplace in New York
Floyd | It's a good thing it's too foggy to make out any details, because
Floyd | I've spent all of three hours in New York, and they were all at the
Floyd | airport waiting to switch flights. Still, you can make out a street
Floyd | going north (how did you get into this dead end, anyway?)
Floyd | A jack-o-lantern sits in the middle of the street to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You take a step or two towards the pumpkin. A sudden gust of wind
Floyd | makes the fog swirl, obscuring it for a moment despite the candle's
Floyd | glow, and then it's gone. Huh. Weeeyurd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "I thought it was that night every night."

McMartin exclaims, "Happily so!"

Ellison says, "hehe, you can blame this one on me. I remember liking it a lot"

Ellison says, "haha, Weeeyurd"

Jacqueline asks (of Ellison), "Yeah, you suggested this one, right?"

Ellison says, "yeah"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x jack-o-lantern"

Floyd | I don't see any jack-o-lantern here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x jackolantern"

Floyd | I don't know the word "jackolantern".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Ellison says, "I think it disappeared"

Jacqueline says, "oh, so it did"

Jacqueline says, "Missed that amongst the chatter."

DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "l"

Floyd | Someplace in New York
Floyd | It's a good thing it's too foggy to make out any details, because
Floyd | I've spent all of three hours in New York, and they were all at the
Floyd | airport waiting to switch flights. Still, you can make out a street
Floyd | going north (how did you get into this dead end, anyway?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin exclaims, "I cannot tell you! It is a mystery!"

inky says, "I seem to recall this one has a funny score system"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"

Floyd | You walk forward into the fog.
Floyd | Someplace Else in New York
Floyd | You're still lost, but at least you know you aren't where you were
Floyd | before. So you must be, erm, someplace else. The street bends, so
Floyd | you can go either east or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Ellison says, "this game demands ALL of your attention"

McMartin says (to floyd), "score"

Floyd | In a total of 3 turns, you have achieved a score of 1 points out of a
Floyd | possible 5, which gives you a rank of pie: it's the flesh of the
Floyd | pumpkin
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Ellison says, "haha"

McMartin exclaims, "Yay pie!"

Jacqueline says, "That is sort of a disgusting description of pumpkin pie."

McMartin says, "Don't think that they don't have feelings, just 'cause a radish can't scream"

Jacqueline says, "Now I will think of pumpkin corpses next Thanksgiving."

Spinster says (to floyd), "xyzzy"

Floyd | I don't know the word "xyzzy".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin says, "Also, this game clearly has an unhealthy fascination with blood and gourd"

Ellison says, "we were having a 'it's the flesh of a' running joke back then"

Bishop says, "Delicious, delicious squash carcass."

Jacqueline says (to McMartin), "GROAN"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"

Floyd | You pause for a moment as you start to walk again. Did you .. hear
Floyd | something? Nah. Couldn't be.
Floyd | A Third Place in New York
Floyd | Steadily narrowing down the options, you plan on having the whole
Floyd | of New York mapped any time now. *Including* the secret passage from
Floyd | the Kitchen to the Library. Streets lead west and north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You are empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ha!" you reassure yourself "There's nothing out there! And if there
Floyd | were, it would never leap onto my back suddenly and clasp its slimy
Floyd | hands around my throat and slowly squeeze until all my life was
Floyd | crushed out. It'd just rip my chest open and feast on my entrails."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Come on, boys, let's be cheerful about this and march toward our death!"

DavidW says, "Or find Neil's apartment"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"

Floyd | This seems to be the end of the line. Your last stand. The final
Floyd | battle. No wait out but dead man's boots.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Dramatic pause).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says, "pie: it's the flesh of the human."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wait"

Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | EEEAGH! FLYING DEMONIC PUMPKIN HEAD!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | When the horror finally ends, you're someplace else.
Floyd | Someplace else in New York
Floyd | Another time .. another place. Or is it? One moment seems to
Floyd | blend into another, one stretch of pavement becomes the same as any
Floyd | other. It's tough being a hard-boiled detective, tossed off the
Floyd | police force because you knew too much about the kickbacks being paid
Floyd | to the guys up top. Yeah, it's tough, on your own, in-debt and
Floyd | half-drunk to forget the pain of a broken heart. So it's a good thing
Floyd | you're not one. You're just J Random Protagonist, remember? Now go
Floyd | find neild's house. I think it's north of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You walk west, and find yourself on the doorstep of Neil's house.
Floyd | Your quest is over! ... or is it??
Floyd | Outside Neil deMause's House
Floyd | For ease of narration, his apartment got turned into a house
Floyd | sometime. Or maybe you went inside and are standing outside the door
Floyd | to his room. Whatever.
Floyd | You see a door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "There's a joke in there about Neil somewhere. I'm not making it, though."

McMartin says (to floyd), "score"

Floyd | In a total of 14 turns, you have achieved a score of 3 points out of a
Floyd | possible 5, which gives you a rank of senor sausageface
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask neil about pumpkin"

Floyd | "I don't know much about that. So let me tell you about baseball
Floyd | instead." (hehehehehe see, he likes baseball hehehehe)There is a
Floyd | sudden knocking at the door.
Floyd | "Oh no!" says neild, "It's the pumpkinhead! Lets hide!" Neil hides
Floyd | in the kitchen. You hide in the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | This is the closet. It has stuff in it. There is a wall. And
Floyd | another wall. Also there is a coatrack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | Closet
Floyd | This is the closet. It has stuff in it. There is a wall. And
Floyd | another wall. Also there is a coatrack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Gerynar), "Maybe. He's certainly not here."

Bishop says (to Floyd), "push wall"

Floyd | You push the wall and it opens up! There is a secret passage that you
Floyd | go in and neild is waiting on the other side. "Yay!" he says. "Lets
Floyd | go to Seattle because it is the west coast IF mecca" you say. "OK" he
Floyd | says.
Floyd |
Floyd | THE END
Floyd |
Floyd | (PS there are no pumpkinheads in seattle, only zombies)
Floyd |
Floyd | In a total of 24 turns, you have achieved a score of 4 points out of a
Floyd | possible 5, which gives you a rank of Fabio and/or Lisa Ruddy

Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"

Bishop says, "Buh wuh OK 'm lost now."

Jacqueline says, "Hahaha. Hello, randomness."

Jacqueline says, "I love Speed IFs."

Jacqueline says, "If we're sticking with a food theme..."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit"

Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd isn't playing any game right now."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load towerofbeef"

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It's taken you years to work your way up from Ketchup Packet Sorter
Floyd | Third Class to your current post: Bad Beef Courier. It's been hard
Floyd | work, and it's taken its toll on you, but it's all been worth it.
Floyd | With your new clearance, you can finally bring down Mr. McBeefy's vast
Floyd | animal-exploiting empire and set things right.
Floyd |
Floyd | They said that the Beef Flu was an urban legend, but it's been eating
Floyd | away at you for twenty years. You must hurry: your can tell you
Floyd | haven't much time left.
Floyd |
Floyd | FREEDOM FOR OUR BOVINE BRETHREN!
Floyd |
Floyd | MEAT IS MURDER!
Floyd |
Floyd | Chicks really dig how "sensitive" your activism makes you seem.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tower of Beef
Floyd | Copyright (C) 2003, Ricardo SIGNES
Floyd | Jacket Speed-IF 2
Floyd | Please consult REVIEWS and FEELIES
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 030413 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. McBeefy's Beef Imporium
Floyd | The Beef Imporium -- MBI, to you wage slaves -- stands at the very
Floyd | base of the Tower of Beef. The vast glass ceiling lets you look up
Floyd | into the Tower and see the vast machinery of Mr. McBeefy's Vertical
Floyd | Beef Processing Facility at work. Cows and carcasses swing by at all
Floyd | elevations, ready to be processed from happy heifers into happy meals.
Floyd | Now and then an organ or spurt of blood falls onto the glass ceiling,
Floyd | but it's always quickly cleaned up by one of the janitors. Those
Floyd | lucky bastards get off with the easy work.
Floyd |
Floyd | The supply room lies to the east, and a sliding door leads out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Like most days, the place is full of kids. There are two field-trips
Floyd | here, at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin says (to floyd), "feelies"

Floyd | Included with your The Tower of Beef packaging you should find a .010"
Floyd | hypodermic syringe and a 50cc vial containing an infection-guaranteed
Floyd | quantity of a randomly chosen fatal disease. Injection no more than
Floyd | six and no less than three days (for gestation) is recommended for the
Floyd | optimal experience. Upon completion, you will be issued a claim code
Floyd | for an antidote. Please contact Tower of Beef Limited with this code
Floyd | to receive your antidote. (2.95 USD per minute, please allow six to
Floyd | eight weeks for delivery.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "snrk"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x reviews"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin says, ".. reviews"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "consult reviews"

McMartin says (to floyd), "reviews"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | >>> MORE RELEVANT
Floyd |
Floyd | Adam Biltcliffe: I love the way the NPCs relentlessly criticise
Floyd | everything the player does.
Floyd | -- Adam Biltcliffe
Floyd |
Floyd | The throbbing is unmistakable!
Floyd | -- D. Jacob Wildstrom
Floyd |
Floyd | This game leaps forward in time to show the player the effects of a
Floyd | key early decision. My reaction was a Keanu-like 'whoa.'
Floyd | -- Peter Berman
Floyd |
Floyd | I HATE THIS GAME SO MUCH! IT GAVE ME SARS!
Floyd | -- Tablesaw
Floyd |
Floyd | The completed game map formed an interesting shape, which was a nice
Floyd | touch.
Floyd | -- Caleb
Floyd |
Floyd | In most games, instant death puzzles are a flaw. This game cries out
Floyd | for an instant death puzzle to put it out of its misery.
Floyd | -- Sam Kabo Ashwell
Floyd |
Floyd | It will make you run right out and steal little packets of ketchup and
Floyd | do crazy things.
Floyd | -- David Cornelson
Floyd |
Floyd | >>> LESS RELEVANT
Floyd |
Floyd | The author gave a fresh perspective to normal day-to-day objects; how
Floyd | they could be used, what they really are. It made me look around my
Floyd | surroundings a bit more carefully.
Floyd | -- Duchess
Floyd |
Floyd | The game appeared mostly vertical - i.e., almost all room-to-room
Floyd | movement was via up and down, with little use of the compass
Floyd | directions.
Floyd | -- Duncan Cross
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "ah. This must've been one of the speedif jacket games."

Jacqueline says, "Yeah."

McMartin says, "Eeyep"

Ellison has disconnected.

Ellison has connected.

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kids"

Floyd | The kids run around and scream and yell. Occasionally, a teacher
Floyd | points up at a moving carcass and tells the little brats something
Floyd | useful about Beef Science. "Did you know that all human life would
Floyd | perish without beef?" Just as frequently, a kid points up and giggles
Floyd | as a cow rectum splats against the skylight. They are all wearing
Floyd | paper Mr. McBeefy tiaras.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the kids points and laughs. "Yeah, way to keep your eyes
Floyd | peeled."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says, "Jacket 2, I think. I vaguely remember tihs."

Marvin has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.

McMartin says, "This game also has a global time limit, IIRC."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x kids"

Floyd | The kids run around and scream and yell. Occasionally, a teacher
Floyd | points up at a moving carcass and tells the little brats something
Floyd | useful about Beef Science. "Did you know that all human life would
Floyd | perish without beef?" Just as frequently, a kid points up and giggles
Floyd | as a cow rectum splats against the skylight. They are all wearing
Floyd | paper Mr. McBeefy tiaras.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the kids points and laughs. "Yeah, way to keep your eyes
Floyd | peeled."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | The kids scatter like a flock of pigeons, and you break off your rush.
Floyd | You must not forget your true goal! One of the chaperones gives you a
Floyd | disappointed look, wondering why you didn't finish the job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "naughty"

Jacqueline says, "So, we have to bring down the empire."

DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd | a syringe
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Oho"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "inject beef with syringe"

Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "infect beef"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put syringe in beef"

Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stick syringe in cow"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "you need to find a cow or bull or somethin' like that, I think."

Marvin says, "It bothers me that a lot of people treat morality as what you do when you're being watched."

Marvin says, "Ilak."

McMartin exclaims, "And yet so relevant here!"

McMartin says, "Let's go kill some employees while nobody's looking"

McMartin says (to floyd), "x chuck"

Floyd | It's a pile of ground chuck laid out on a table, probably for use in
Floyd | McBeefy Beef Tacobeef Mexiburgers (with extra Spic Sauce and
Floyd | Lardonnaise).
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon close inspection, you realize this is bad beef -- a perfect
Floyd | excuse to head up to the Disposatorium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | The sign is painted with two big arrows. One points east and reads:
Floyd | THIS WAY TO THE DISPOSATORIUM. The other points west and reads: THIS
Floyd | WAY TO BEEFBURGER PREPARATION.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "There's 9 rooms in this game, if I recall correctly. Laid out in the shape of a swastika, this E-W Passage in the center."

McMartin says, "The clue is in the reviews, actually."

Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking we shouldn't just dispose of this."

Jacqueline says, "We should kill people with it, thus creating a recall and financial devistation for the MBI, not to mention a fear of beef-eating in the general populace."

Jacqueline asks, "Thoughts?"

McMartin says, "You aren't thinking nearly large enough."

DavidW says, "I'd explore first, then make plans."

Jacqueline asks (of McMartin), "Really?"

McMartin says, "DavidW is right"

Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes, probably wise."

McMartin says, "Jacq: I largely suggested this game because of the final reply."

Jacqueline says, "I'm just scared that we're about to die at any moment."

McMartin says, "It's easy to optimize, IIRC."

Jacqueline says, "I feel like my time to explore is limited."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"

Floyd |
Floyd | The Disposatorium
Floyd | Rows and rows of carts run through the Disposatorium, hauling bad beef
Floyd | to be processed into feed. Other couriers rush in and out, as if
Floyd | their lives depended on it. The manager's office is upstairs; the
Floyd | rumor is that he loves the smell of bad beef.
Floyd |
Floyd | Couriers rush in and out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Grinder Room
Floyd | You're standing on a precarious walkway above a gigantic meat grinder,
Floyd | where the fresh whole beef is converted into chuck. Overhead, sides of
Floyd | beef swing down from the infinite expanse above and drop into the
Floyd | grinder, which happily consumes them and drops them to the processing
Floyd | floor at the bottom of the stairwell
Floyd |
Floyd | Peters, the day-shift inspector, is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "This is reminding me of Oddworld."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x peters"

Floyd | Peters is a weaselly little shit in a lab coat. Every time he sees
Floyd | you with bad beef up here, he gives you a filthy look, as if you
Floyd | contaminated it yourself. (If only he knew.)
Floyd | >

Floyd | It's a pile of bad beef. Nice and toxic, this, and probably rife with
Floyd | botulism. No Beef Flu, though. You'd be able to smell it. Your
Floyd | veins THROB at the thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon close inspection, you realize this is bad beef -- a perfect
Floyd | excuse to head up to the Disposatorium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "What's stopping you>"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push peters into grinder"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Bishop says, "I tried. It was apparently discourteous. Thbbt."

Jacqueline says, "Oh, underimplementation."

Bishop says (to Floyd), "kick peters"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "The scourge of Speed."

Bishop says (to Floyd), "slap peters heartily on the back"

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline That's also not an adverb I recognise.

McMartin says (to floyd), "put peters in grinder"

Floyd | You need to be holding Peters before you can put him into something
Floyd | else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Decontamination Room
Floyd | While they call this the decontamination room, nothing actually gets
Floyd | done to decontaminate anything. Basically, there's a locked door
Floyd | between here and the Breeding Room, and they only give the key to
Floyd | people who won't contaminate the studs. Apparently, this satisfies
Floyd | the ISO requirements. Stairs lead down and the Breeding Room door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"

Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. McBeefy's Beef Imporium
Floyd | The Beef Imporium -- MBI, to you wage slaves -- stands at the very
Floyd | base of the Tower of Beef. The vast glass ceiling lets you look up
Floyd | into the Tower and see the vast machinery of Mr. McBeefy's Vertical
Floyd | Beef Processing Facility at work. Cows and carcasses swing by at all
Floyd | elevations, ready to be processed from happy heifers into happy meals.
Floyd | Now and then an organ or spurt of blood falls onto the glass ceiling,
Floyd | but it's always quickly cleaned up by one of the janitors. Those
Floyd | lucky bastards get off with the easy work.
Floyd |
Floyd | The supply room lies to the east, and a sliding door leads out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Like most days, the place is full of kids. There are two field-trips
Floyd | here, at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | The Disposatorium
Floyd | Rows and rows of carts run through the Disposatorium, hauling bad beef
Floyd | to be processed into feed. Other couriers rush in and out, as if
Floyd | their lives depended on it. The manager's office is upstairs; the
Floyd | rumor is that he loves the smell of bad beef.
Floyd |
Floyd | Couriers rush in and out.
Floyd | The THROBBING has beTHROBcome unTHROBbearTHROBable. You won't THROB
Floyd | be able to THROB take it much loTHOBnger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW asks, "There's nothing there? No key for the Breeding Room? No ID to show Peters?"

Jacqueline says, "Not that I've seen."

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x computers"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under desk"

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paperwork"

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says, "hm"

McMartin says, "I distinctly recall Peters having the key, but."

Spinster asks, "So where's the beef?"

Alex says (to Spinster), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that the beef is here. No, wait, that's chicken."

Jacqueline says, "heh"

DavidW says (to McMartin), "ah."

Jacqueline asks, "Well, go back to Peters?"

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d"

Floyd |
Floyd | The Disposatorium
Floyd | Rows and rows of carts run through the Disposatorium, hauling bad beef
Floyd | to be processed into feed. Other couriers rush in and out, as if
Floyd | their lives depended on it. The manager's office is upstairs; the
Floyd | rumor is that he loves the smell of bad beef.
Floyd |
Floyd | Couriers rush in and out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | It's a pile of ground chuck laid out on a table, probably for use in
Floyd | McBeefy Beef Tacobeef Mexiburgers (with extra Spic Sauce and
Floyd | Lardonnaise).
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon close inspection, you realize this is bad beef -- a perfect
Floyd | excuse to head up to the Disposatorium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat chuck"

Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "Plainly."

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x syringe"

Floyd | It's a syringe of your blood. It should be just swarming with the
Floyd | Beef Flu. Hopefully, you can get close enough to Big Buck to put it
Floyd | to use.
Floyd | You feel your heart THROBBING in your chest. You're definitely
Floyd | getting sicker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | The Disposatorium
Floyd | Rows and rows of carts run through the Disposatorium, hauling bad beef
Floyd | to be processed into feed. Other couriers rush in and out, as if
Floyd | their lives depended on it. The manager's office is upstairs; the
Floyd | rumor is that he loves the smell of bad beef.
Floyd |
Floyd | Couriers rush in and out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Grinder Room
Floyd | You're standing on a precarious walkway above a gigantic meat grinder,
Floyd | where the fresh whole beef is converted into chuck. Overhead, sides of
Floyd | beef swing down from the infinite expanse above and drop into the
Floyd | grinder, which happily consumes them and drops them to the processing
Floyd | floor at the bottom of the stairwell
Floyd |
Floyd | Peters, the day-shift inspector, is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw chuck at grinder"

Floyd | Peters cries out in horror as you throw the bad chuck into the grinder
Floyd | and rushes over to the edge of the catwalk, peering into the grinder.
Floyd | You heave the bad beef into the grinder, and it happily mixes in with
Floyd | the rest, pouring down into production. That should do nicely.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "push peters"

Floyd | You give Peters a healthy shove and he falls into the grinder and is
Floyd | processed down through it.
Floyd | A wave of nausea hits you. Your intestines THROB.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin exclaims, "Yay, murder!"

McMartin says, "Jack Thompson was right."

DavidW says (to Floyd), "d"

Floyd |
Floyd | Beef Processing
Floyd | The beef comes down through the meatgrinder, a flight above you, and
Floyd | falls onto the conveyer belt in front of you. It's been stopped for a
Floyd | while, so there's quite a pile built up. The steel stairway leads
Floyd | back up to the grinder's top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pile"

Floyd | You run your hands through the pile of meat, oblivious to the waves of
Floyd | nausea running through you. You're rewarded with a shiny (well, not
Floyd | really) key, engraved with an unfamiliar, phallic icon.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd |
Floyd | Breeding Room
Floyd | The Breeding Room is the cleanest room you've seen in the Tower. It's
Floyd | a large, dome-shaped room with a dirt and grass floor. One wall is an
Floyd | exterior wall, and is made of one-way glass. You can see the skyline
Floyd | outside, as well as the sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Big Buck here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

McMartin says (to floyd), "x sun"

Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "inject buck with syringe"

Floyd | You casually walk over and inject the Beef Flu into Big Buck. He
Floyd | doesn't seem to notice, and just grunts a bit. You laugh to yourself
Floyd | as you realize how easy it's been. Now, you can go home and die in the
Floyd | knowledge that you've saved the world.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

DavidW says (to Floyd), "score"

Floyd | You have so far scored 30 out of a possible 35, in 21 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

Floyd | You step out into the warm, sunshiny day. Here and there, co-workers
Floyd | sit and eat packed lunches, discussing their days. Children frolic and
Floyd | birds sing. What a perfect day!
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean back against The Tower and contemplate your success,
Floyd | imagining the future of the world:
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifty or seventy-five years from now, billions are dead from the
Floyd | mutated Beef Flu. Death from Super McBeefy is slow, throbbing, and
Floyd | painful -- as you well know -- and society has fallen apart trying
Floyd | merely to bury the dead and sustain the living. With the economy in
Floyd | shambles and the majority of the fabric of society in tatters, the
Floyd | human race is reduced to foraging: foraging for nuts and berries, and
Floyd | not beef.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a hero!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 35 out of a possible 35, in 25 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

Jacqueline says, "hahaha"

Jacqueline says, "Okay, amusing."

Jacqueline says, "And all we have time for today, methinks."

Jacqueline says, "Keep suggesting games, kids!"

McMartin says, "As I said earlier, you weren't thinking large enough."

Jacqueline says, "Evidently not."

McMartin says, "Your goal is THE EXTERMINATION OF HUMANITY"

McMartin says, "ClubFloyd: Let's Play IF, with COMMUNISM."

Jacqueline says, "Hey, I don't eat farmed meat, so you're not hearing any complaints out of me."